In Sermon Illustrations: "Good Shepherd"

The Church's Greatest Troublemakers  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009

THE CHURCH'S GREATEST TROUBLEMAKERS Preacher and Bible commentator, John Stott, said this in his exposition of Paul's letter to the Galatians: "To tamper with the gospel is to trouble the church... Indeed the church's greatest troublemakers (now as then) are not those outside who oppose, ridicule ...read more

Scripture: Galatians 1:6-10

Tags: False Teaching

When God Forgives, He ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on May 26, 2010

“When God Forgives, He Forgets” How different God’s pardon is from ours! So often we forgive as did the mother of the little girl who had been good a whole week, and asked mother for a favor. “I know” was the answer, “that you have been good all this week, but you know your were bad last week.” In ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 8:10-13

Tags: God's Forgiveness

Seed Corn Parable

Contributed by Alison Bucklin on Jun 24, 2023

The kingdom of God is like a farmer who shared his award winning seed corn with his neighbors. One year a newspaper reporter asked him. “How can you afford to share your best seed corn with your neighbors when they are entering corn in competition with yours each year?” the reporter asked. “Why ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 13:31-52

Tags: Farmer, Parable, Seed

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Boy, Have I Got News For You!

Contributed by Dr. Larry Petton on Nov 29, 2023

A five year old boy had only one line to remember in a church Christmas pageant. Appearing in angel's garb, he was to say to the audience, "Behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy! After practice, the little lad asked his mother, "What in the world does "tidings" ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-12, John 1:1-12

Tags: Humor, Birth Of Christ, Christmas Jokes, Christmas, Children, Advent  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Mistletoe Mystery

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Feb 3, 2024

The myth: Mistletoe will bring you good luck. Remember that old joke? If athletes get athlete’s foot, what do astronauts get? Missile toe! Mistletoe is an odd plant: it is a parasite that grows atop tree or shrub branches. The association of good luck with mistletoe goes back centuries. The idea ...read more

Scripture: Luke 2:1-20

Tags: Christmas, Customs, Traditions, Decorations, Mistletoe, Christmas Myths  (view more)  (view less)

Denomination: Independent/Bible

John Edmund Haggai Said, "Preachers Are Praised ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jun 18, 2007

John Edmund Haggai said, “Preachers are praised as administrators, after dinner speakers, book reviewers, counselors, good mixers, organizational workers, ...read more

Tags: Unity

A Preacher Was One Time Greeting People After ...

Contributed by Jimmy Chapman on Nov 16, 2007

A preacher was one time greeting people after church and said to an elderly saint, "Ain’t God good." She ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

Get A Right Idea Of Values. Material Possessions ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Get a right idea of values. Material possessions that you do not need and cannot use may be only an encumbrance. Let your ...read more

Tags: Christian Values

Never Give In, Never Give In, Never, Never, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Never give in, never give in, never, never, never, never; in nothing, great or small, large or petty; never give in ...read more

Tags: Endurance

Politics? I Keep Up With What's Going On. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Politics? I keep up with what's going on. Although I'm not much for politics myself. But I ...read more

Tags: Government

Hope And Despair Are Both Projections Of The ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Hope and despair are both projections of the imagination. Despair all too readily embraces the ills it perceives. Hope imagines the good that can be ...read more

Tags: Thought

There Is A Common Tendency To Cling To Old Ways ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"There is a common tendency to cling to old ways and methods. Every innovation has to fight for its life, and every good thing ...read more

Tags: Thought

The Older I Get, The More I Believe That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The older I get, the more I believe that nothing in the world equals friendshipthat marvelous assurance that everything will always be true and good ...read more

Tags: Compassion

Look To Your Health, And If You Have It Praise ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Look to your health, and if you have it praise God, and value it next to a good conscience; for health is the second blessing that we mortals ...read more

Tags: Human Body

The Most Damnable And Pernicious Heresy That Has ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

The most damnable and pernicious heresy that has ever plagued the mind of man is that somehow he can make himself good enough to ...read more

Tags: Truth Of Christ

Property Is The Fruit Of Labor; Property Is ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Property is the fruit of labor; property is desirable; it is a positive good in the world. That some should be rich shows that others may become rich and, ...read more

Tags: Property

I Have Never Understood The Fear Of Some Parents ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I have never understood the fear of some parents about babies getting mixed up in the hospital. What difference ...read more

Tags: Baby Dedication

I Believe In Today. It Is All That I Possess. ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

I believe in today. It is all that I possess. The past is of value only as it can make the life of today fuller and freer. There is no ...read more

Tags: Present

Great Ambition Is The Passion Of A Great ...  PRO

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. He who is endowed with it may perform very good or very bad actions; all ...read more

Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-7, 1 Thessalonians 4:11, 1 Thessalonians 4:11-12

Tags: Ambition

Great Ambition Is The Passion Of A Great ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

Great ambition is the passion of a great character. He who is endowed with it may perform very good or very bad actions; all ...read more

Tags: Ambition